Signal apparatus for motor-vehicles.



f. s. mass. SGNhL APPMKATUS FOR MOIQR VEHKCLES.

Pnlcmn min mms. 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

INVVENTCR l 123.1215 ys,

sTATEs PATENT- OFFICE.

-Application led January 23,

To all 'whomit may concern;

Be it known that I, FLETCHER S. Ricos, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Inirovements in Si al Apparatus for Motorehicles, o f whic 1 the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in signal apparatus formotor vehicles, and has particular application-to apparatus whereby lus the driver of th'e signal equipped vehicle mayindicate to'the drivers of other vehicles when he is about to turn in one direction or the other, l

present invention, I

i emplo a signal apparatus of the class dei scribe' plie vehicle.

libodying a casing .formed of two vertical esilrips spaced apart in parallelism and two horizontal str1" V s similarly spaced e vertical strips at the center thereof to form a central pocket and four end pockets arranged above, the central pocket and spaced. apart equal`disv tances. In each pocket is a lamp, and these lamps are adapted to signal to the-drivers of other vehicles in the vicinity of the signal equipped vehicle.

The invention consists inthe construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and falling within the scope of the claim. v In the accompanying drawings Figure 1` is a 'view in elevation `of signal apparatus constructed in accordance with the f present invention, thelsam'e being shown apd to i "one:` of the fenders ofi the motor Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through` the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross sectional view through the saine.

Fig.' 4 is a vertical cross sectional view therethrough.

Fig. 5 Vis a perspective view" of the intersectin plates that form thepockets. R

e eri-'ing now` to the drawings in det-ail, 1-.-1 designatevertical plates spacedap'art in parallelism,y while 2-2 indicate horizontal plates similarly spaced apart and interseating the plates 1-1 at the center thereof.

to stop, slow down, or back up. the casing formed by cured to one of4 he energized in dilferent combinations so as to convey the desired' with the pockets FLETCHER s:mees or DALLAS, TEXAS. SIGNAL APPARATS non Moron-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent-ed Sept.. 17, 1918.

1911. se'riai no. 144,073.

These plates form a center pocket 3 and rai dial pockets 4 spaced apart equal distances around the center pocket;

Fastened to the inner walls 0f the lateral pockets 4 and the top pockets 4 are electric amp receptacles 5, respectively, while secured .t0 the bottom wall of the center pocket is an electriclamp receptacle-6. Ilhe outer ends of the pocketA 4 are vclosed by means' of plates 7, and secured to the plates 7 closing th'e lower end of the bottom pocket llis an electric lam receptacle 8, and securedin thevreceptac es 5, 6 and 8 are electric lamps 9,' respectively. The front and rear vsides of the plates 1 and.2 are closed by mean-s of cover plates 410, each of a shape corresponding to that of the casing. Each plate 10 is formed with openings in. line with therespective pockets and secured in these openings are transparent plates 11, preferably, though notnecessarily, -colored red so that when the lamps are illuminated red lights will be displayed.

w--In practice,

the fenders of the motor vehicle, so that thcsgnal apparatus will be visible from the front asl welles from the rear of the vehicle, andthe electric lamp receptacles are connected to a suitable source of electrical energy and under the control of switches whereby the lamps may be connected with the source of 'energy either singly The transparent lates in line 4 are pieferaly reetan lar iii outlii'ie,wl1i'le the platesin line with the pocket 3 are preferably circular in outlie.- The circular red light showing iii the center of the easing will act as a line light vshowing the direction of travel of the vehicle, and light is yillu'niiu-ated such light in combination with the center light Will'act to advise the drivers of other vehicles that the signal equipped car is about to slow th l. lamp in the pocket above the pocket 3 is energized, this combination of dicate' that tliccar is about to either one of the lamps at the or in sets.

sides of the By energizing the below 'the center vehicle is about to turn. lampsV both above and the casing is' preferably se-I when the lamp below the center down. When pocket the caution signal will be displayed, thereby notifying the drivers of other vehicles to slow down, while by displaying the lights at both sides of the center light, a signal will be given that the siglial eqnipLa-.d car iS about to back up. lVhen all qt' the lamps are energized, they will indicate that; the signal equipped vehicle is about. to turn around.

The above code of signals is merely an illustration, and it; will be understood that the code may be changed without. departing from the spirit of the invention.

While I have herein shown and described the preferred form of my invention by way of illustration, I wish it; to be nmlerst'ood that I do not limit or confine myself to the precise details of construction herein described and 'lelineatt'ed7 as rnmlilication and variation may be made within the swipe nl' the Claim and without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The herein described signal apparatus comprising' a casing haringa pair of vertical sl'iacd opaquel walls, and a pair of horizontal spaced opaque walls intersecting the ver tical walls at points spaced from the ends ol the latter and thereby foi-innig a central compartment and four radially arranged compartments, said casingr also ha ring front'. and rear walls, said front and rear walls having openings coincident with the compartments, and Itransparent panes in said openings; and electric lalnpfsarranged one in each compartment.7 said lamps beingr adapted to be energized singly or in combination.

ln testimony whereof l allix my signature. 

